The Magic of Watches: A Smart Introduction to Fine Watchmaking - Hardcover

Nardin, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2940506280 ISBN 13: 9782940506286

Verlag: Watchprint com Sarl, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

What is a beautiful watch? How do you make a good choice? “The Magic of Watches” explains how and why these little objects are so precious, fascinating and exciting. The Magic of Watches loves paradoxes: why a one-million-dollar watch might be less precise and more fragile than one that costs 15 dollars. The Magic of Watches comes back to the origins of the measurement of time: how did we go from the water clock to the wristwatch? The Magic of Watches dares to speak about technique: how does a mechanical movement work? How does a quartz watch work?

The Magic of Watches delves into details: what is a “complication” and when do we speak about “chronometer”? The Magic of Watches likes art: how do we enamel a dial? The Magic of Watches is unique: it focuses in detail on the basics in order to understand and love watches better.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Holding a master's degree in History and Sociology as well as certificate in journalism with a specialization in watches and the watchmaking industry, Louis Nardin was appointed in 2008 to editor-in-chief and content manager of Worldtempus.com, a reference site available in French. English and Mandarin. Since 2012, he has been the editor-in -chief of TheWatches.tv, a web- based television channel located in Geneva that is dedicated to watches. Nardin also works as an independent journalist for topical publications such as Watch Around and HH Journal, The Fondation of Haute Horlogerie webzine. He has been a speaker for watchmaking events as well as co-organizer of private events for independent watch brands during Baselworld. He also envisages technical concepts such as the display of the Lady Comliquée, a highly complicated timepiece completed by Fabergé in 2015, which won the Ladies' High-Mech Watch prize at the Grand prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2015.

Holding a master's degree in History and Sociology as well as certificate in journalism with a specialization in watches and the watchmaking industry, Louis Nardin was appointed in 2008 to editor-in-chief and content manager of Worldtempus.com, a reference site available in French. English and Mandarin. Since 2012, he has been the editor-in -chief of TheWatches.tv, a web- based television channel located in Geneva that is dedicated to watches. Nardin also works as an independent journalist for topical publications such as Watch Around and HH Journal, The Fondation of Haute Horlogerie webzine. He has been a speaker for watchmaking events as well as co-organizer of private events for independent watch brands during Baselworld. He also envisages technical concepts such as the display of the Lady Comliquée, a highly complicated timepiece completed by Fabergé in 2015, which won the Ladies' High-Mech Watch prize at the Grand prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2015.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Watchprint com Sarl
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 2940506280
• ISBN 13: 9782940506286
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 231
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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